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Update: Grayson dismisses ‘erratic’ wife after abuse allegation

A judge has granted a temporary protective injunction against U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, after his wife filed paperwork accusing the Orlando congressman of shoving and injuring her during an incident this weekend. Lolita Grayson’s petition for the injunction, dated Monday, says her husband pushed her against a door, causing her to fall to the ground, during a confrontation Saturday at their home on Oak Park Road, near Windermere. In a statement, Alan Grayson’s press secretary Lauren Doney wrote that the allegations “are absolutely false, completely unfounded, and clearly designed to vilify and harm Congressman Grayson.” The incident comes just less than two months after Lolita Grayson filed a divorce petition stating that their marriage of nearly 24 years was “irretrievably broken.”

“Completely unfounded,” huh?

Photos filed by Lolita Grayson’s attorneys with the petition show large bruises to her left leg and left shoulder. Her complaint alleges that, “from time to time” in the past, her husband “has battered [her] and the parties’ minor children,” though she has not previously sought an injunction against him…Grayson told his wife, in the presence of their children, that she “would receive nothing” in their divorce and would be left “in the gutter.”

He may beat his wife, but at least he supports late-term abortion! Let’s see if this old endorsement survives the current cycle. Allahpundit now has more on the homepage, including a must-see flashback clip of the man himself railing against Republican misogyny.

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dentarthurdent:
Regarding political affiliation, the article does state that Grayson is a democrat – in the 23rd of 25 paragraphs. Buried, but there, if one is willing to wade through all of the previous verbage.

Grayson: “She’s crazy.”
Judge: “Then you’re arguing that she had to be crazy to marry you?”
Grayson: “No, she married me because I’m such a great, caring individual.”
Judge: “Well, if you’re such a great, caring individual, then why’d you hit her?”
Grayson: “I didn’t hit her. She’s crazy.”

We should give the ass**le the benefit of the doubt. Grayson’s wife is displaying classic female divorce behavior.

She wants primary custody of the children. By alleging abuse and filing charges, she has slam-dunk case (it’s already pretty easy for the mother to get custody, but this will facilitate things if her fitness as a mother is somewhat open to question).

False allegations of abuse happen all the time in divorce. We may hate the guy, but there is a decent chance he is innocent. There is also a decent chance she is crazy.

I don’t like the idea of playing “pile on” in this case. This can easily be a situation where Grayson’s wife is merely playing a system in which women are given carte blanche insofar as making allegations about being battered. It wouldn’t be the first time this has happened to a man. Don’t get me wrong, Grayson represents everything that is evil about contemporary liberalism – a wealthy person whose ignorance cultivates an inner affinity for Marxist ideas. However, just because one of the “white knights” on the liberal side of the aisle may find himself on the business end of politically applied feminist dogma doesn’t mean that we should gleefully cheer his misfortune. Instead, we should celebrate the karma that is being visited upon one of those who have promoted the political application of feminist dogma.

You know this guy is suppose to have been scammed out of millions of dollars….twice. Originally I thought she was divorcing him while there was still money left to raise their kids, now I’m wondering if he isn’t hiding money from her in an elaborate scheme. I know that’s TV series garbage but he is such a scummy character.

Most likely will. I kept an eye on the national NOW’s site during the whole Filthy Filner thing and the only content on their site I ever found on him was endorsements. As far as NOW is concerned, as long as someone is in the right place politically, their personal behavior is completely irrelevant.